Volume 70, Issue #4 | Winter 2010
Building Bargaining Power At AT&T Mobility
This year, hundreds more AT&T Mobility workers have won a CWA voice, and that builds our union?s bargaining power.
Denver SuperShuttle Drivers Organizing for Dignity
?We came to America for opportunity and to escape oppression,? says Abdi Buni, a taxi driver and organizer with CWA Local 7777. ?That?s why I am helping SuperShuttle drivers at Denver International Airport (DIA) get a union like I did.?
Piedmont Agents Vote "CWA Yes"
The 3,000 fleet and passenger service agents at Piedmont Airlines have a CWA voice, after overwhelmingly voting "CWA yes" in the National Mediation Board election.
American and Eagle Agents Know A Union Makes a Difference
Buoyed by Piedmont agents? successful campaign to win a CWA voice, 12,000 passenger service agents at American Airlines and American Eagle are building support among their co-workers for CWA representation.
Organizing Doubles CWA Membership at Helena Labs
At Helena Laboratories in Beaumont, Texas, signing up new members has sometimes been tough. But Local 6139 has shown that persistence pays off. Through a concerted effort to build power at the bargaining table, this year, the local has doubled the number of CWAers at Helena to 203, raising membership to 54 percent of the unit.
Expanding Broadband Top Priority In CWA, Sierra Club Partnership
In a win-win-win proposition for workers, consumers and the environment, CWA and the Sierra Club are working together to ensure that all Americans have access to high-speed broadband networks.